Patents by Inventor Marlon Borup

Marlon Borup has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Auto-install apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6684397
    Abstract: An apparatus for remote installation of software is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention as including a first processor programmed to execute a master process effective to communicate with and control a slave process; a storage device operably connected to the first processor to store first configuration data; a second processor operably connected to the first processor for executing the slave process effective to communicate with and be controlled by the master process, and programmed thereby to execute an installation program; and a memory device operably connected to the first processor to store inputs to and outputs from the slave process. The memory device may include a first memory device operably connected to the first processor and a second memory device operably connected to the second processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: James Earle Byer, Marlon Borup